Canada will face Belgium, Morocco and Croatia in Group F in the opening group stage of the World Cup in Qatar this November. While there were perhaps tougher destinations — Spain and Germany were drawn in Group E — it is a challenging group for the 38th-ranked Canadian men. Star-studded Belgium moved into top spot in the FIFA world rankings in September 2018 and stayed there until this week, when it was leapfrogged by Brazil. No. 16 Croatia was runner-up to France in the 2018 World Cup. This time around it won Group H in European qualifying with a 7-1-2 record, finishing ahead of Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Cyprus and Malta while outscoring the opposition 21-4. No. 24 Morocco went unbeaten in African qualifying, securing its World Cup berth with a 5-2 aggregate win over the Democratic Republic of Congo after going 6-0-0 in its initial group. Canada was the last ball taken in the draw for the tournament, which runs Nov. 21 through Dec. 18. The Canadians drew France, Hungary an...